Compare And Contrast The First And Second World War

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The first and second World Wars are often group with each other, because on the surface they seem very similar. The wars contained the same countries and almost the same alliances thought both of the wars. Really, the two wars are vastly different in some ways such as technology readily available during the wars and the strategies used to utilize them. These wars were very similar in some ways such as the millions who died as the result of them and the total war system that all citizens should help in the war effort. Knowing the differences and similarities between the two can allow you better understand the history surrounding the wars and allow you to avert another disastrous. One of the most important factors in a nation’s success in war is strategy, and it is also the …show more content…

Not only this, but militar tension was also very evident between the European countries and each country thought that their own military was better than the rest. This was a nationalist thought that definitely played a factor in leading to the start of the war. The big event that ignited the fighting between the countries was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. The assassination happened when a Serbian Black Hand member killed Ferdinand and his wife while they were in their car visiting Sarajevo, a city that was then occupied by Austria. The Black Hand of Serbia resisted the occupation of Sarajevo by Austria, which lead to the Archduke’s assassination. In retaliation to the murder of their Archduke, Austria declared war on Serbia, who at the time had an alliance with Russia. Russia decided to honor the treaty with Serbia and declared war on Austria who had an alliance with Germany who declared war on Russia. The confusion does notend there though, Russia also had an alliance with Great Britain and France, who then declared war on Germany. These webs of alliances is also a big factor in the initiation of the

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